Throughout this work the international cooperation provided by the United States to Colombia as part of a strategy called Colombia , was expected to be a tool for the Colombian State to contain drug trafficking and its harmful effects on society analyzed Plan and thus revive the national economy through the development of legitimate markets . It was necessary to refer to how cooperation between the two countries developed since its inception. Subsequently the initiative that had as its primary objective the fight against drugs and also had an anti - subversive explained . Finally, the work ends with the evaluation of the policies implemented from 2000 to 2008.